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2021 Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region

18 Colleges
2,288 Bachelor's Degrees
$33,256 Avg Cost*

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Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region

For this year's Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer a bachelor's in history. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great history programs and a strong support system for non-traditional students.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the history program at the school, affordability, and non-traditional population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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2021 Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students in the New England Region

The following schools top our list of the Best History Colleges for Non-Traditional Students.

Top 10 Best History Schools for Non-Traditional Students

1
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Boston College
Chestnut Hill, MA

Boston College has taken the #1 spot in this year's history ranking for non-traditional students. Located in the city of Chestnut Hill, Boston College is a private not-for-profit college with a large student population. In addition to being on our best for non-traditional students list, Boston College has also earned the #7 rank in our Best Colleges for History in the New England Region ranking.

The student loan default rate at Boston College is lower than is typical, just 0.5% of students default in three years. Approximately 6,590 students take at least one class online at Boston College. 1,916 students are part time.

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2

Southern New Hampshire University earned the #2 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Manchester, SNHU is a private not-for-profit school with a very large student population.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 2.0%. 138,672 of SNHU students are exclusively distance learners. There are roughly 102,147 part time students in attendance at SNHU.

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3

University of Massachusetts Amherst comes in at #3 in this year's ranking. UMass Amherst is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Amherst.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.9%. 4,105 of UMass Amherst students are exclusively distance learners. 6,786 students are part time.

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Westfield State University comes in at #4 in this year's ranking. Located in the suburb of Westfield, Westfield is a public college with a small student population.

About 1.3% of Westfield students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 2,052 students take at least one class online at Westfield. About 1,138 of the students at Westfield are attending part time.

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5

Salem State University comes in at #5 in this year's ranking. Located in the large suburb of Salem, Salem State is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The student loan default rate at Salem State is lower than is typical, just 1.4% of students default in three years. Approximately 3,979 students take at least one class online at Salem State. 2,253 of Salem State students are attending part time.

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Our rankings recognize Bridgewater State University as the #6 school in this year's rankings. Bridgewater State is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bridgewater.

The student loan default rate at Bridgewater State is lower than is typical, just 1.7% of students default in three years. There are approximately 3,579 students at Bridgewater State that take at least one class online. About 2,921 of the students at Bridgewater State are attending part time.

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University of New Hampshire - Main Campus earned the #7 spot in our 2021 rankings. Located in the suburb of Durham, UNH is a public college with a fairly large student population.

About 1.0% of UNH students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. Approximately 3,625 students take at least one class online at UNH. 1,355 students are part time.

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Our rankings recognize University of Massachusetts - Boston as the #8 school in this year's rankings. UMass Boston is a large public school located in the large city of Boston.

The student loan default rate at UMass Boston is lower than is typical, just 2.0% of students default in three years. Approximately 2,088 students take at least one class online at UMass Boston. 4,332 students are part time.

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Boston University
Boston, MA

Boston University landed the #9 spot in our 2021 best history schools for non-traditional students. Boston U is a very large private not-for-profit school located in the large city of Boston.

The school has a low student loan default rate of 0.5%. 4,032 students at Boston U are exclusively online. There are roughly 7,057 part time students in attendance at Boston U.

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University of Vermont
Burlington, VT

The #10 spot in this year's ranking belongs to University of Vermont. UVM is a fairly large public school located in the city of Burlington.

About 0.6% of UVM students default on their loans in three years, which is lower than average. There are approximately 3,390 students at UVM that take at least one class online. 1,286 of UVM students are attending part time.

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Best for Non-Traditional Students History Colleges by State

Explore the best for non-traditional students history schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 1,056
Connecticut 414
New Hampshire 439
Rhode Island 192
Maine 143
Vermont 119

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Notes and References

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*Avg Cost is for the top 18 schools only.

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